Bilkent Student Wins World Amateur Chess Championship

07 May 2018Comments Off on Bilkent Student Wins World Amateur Chess Championship

At the 2018 World Amateur Chess Championship, held by FIDE (the World Chess Federation) in Cagliari, Italy, April 21-30, Bilkent chess team member Batuhan Sütbaş (EE/MA) was the winner in the men’s U1700 category, with a score of 7.5/9. His first-place finish in the category earned him the title of Candidate Master.